{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001747079-26-000073","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BALY","cik":"0001747079","company_name":"Bally's Corp","filed_at":"2026-06-11T20:13:21+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-11T20:14:00.267377+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-11T20:15:05.025631+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Bally's Intralot to acquire Evoke PLC in all-share deal valuing Evoke at ~£243M","bullets":["Evoke shareholders to receive 0.537 new Bally's Intralot shares per Evoke share, valuing Evoke at ~£243.1M (£0.52 per share).","Cash alternative capped at £117.1M; funded via €200M bridge facility from Deutsche Bank and Jefferies.","£889M second lien term facility led by TPG, Oaktree, OHA to refinance Evoke's 2028 senior debt; no Bally's guarantee except £200M mandatory repayment by Dec 2027 and up to £50M synergy costs.","Acquisition expected to close between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027, subject to shareholder approvals, gaming and antitrust clearances.","Bally's Corp (59.44% owner of Bally's Intralot) agrees to vote in favor of necessary resolutions including share issuance and article amendments."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001747079-26-000073","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001747079-26-000073.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001747079-26-000073.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001747079-26-000073.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000073/0001747079-26-000073-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000073/baly-20260605.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-11T20:15:05.025631+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"377141b2c8d8996390036e441a84e3462dff571e","claim":"Bally's Corp entered into Cooperation Agreement with Evoke PLC valued at Acquisition valued at approximately £243.1 million; all share acquisition with cash alternative capp (effective 2026-06-05).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 5, 2026, Bally’s Intralot S.A. (“Bally’s Intralot”), a Greek publicly listed company in which Bally's Corporation (the \"Company\") (through its subsidiaries) holds an investment representing approximately 59.44% (as of March 31, 2026) of the outstanding shares, and Evoke PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of Gibraltar and listed on the London Stock Exchange (“Evoke”), issued a joint announcement that their respective Boards of Directors have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended all share acquisition by Bally’s Intralot for the entire ordinary share capital of Evoke (the “Acquisition”) and in connection with the same have also entered into a Cooperation Agreement dated June 5, 2026 (the “Cooperation Agreement”), by and among Bally's Intralot, Bally's Intralot Jersey Securities Limited, and Evoke.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000073/0001747079-26-000073-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"merger"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Evoke PLC"},{"label":"Value","value":"Acquisition valued at approximately £243.1 million; all share acquisition with cash alternative capp"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-06-05"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}